(1040) Klumpkea
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Asteroid (1040) Klumpkea |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Asteroid family | Klumpkea family |
| Major semi-axis | 3.1184 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.1929 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.5116 AU - 3.7121 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 16.6927 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.49 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | 0.063 (± 0.019) |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Absolute brightness | 10.3 mag |
| Spectral class | ? |
| history | |
| Explorer | B. P. Schechowski |
| Date of discovery | January 20, 1925 |
| Another name | 1925 BD, 1930 DC 1 , 1936 BB |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(1040) Klumpkea is an asteroid of the main belt that was discovered on January 20, 1925 by the Russian astronomer Beniamin Pavlovich Schechowski in Algiers .
The asteroid is named after the American astronomer Dorothea Klumpke-Roberts . She was the first woman at the Sorbonne the doctoral degrees awarded in mathematics.
Web links
- (1040) Klumpkea in the database of the "Asteroids - Dynamic Site" (AstDyS-2, English).
- (1040) Klumpkea in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory .
- (1040) Klumpkea at the IAU Minor Planet Center (English)